Abstract
Many people find the cost of going to see a solicitor and of being represented in court by either a solicitor or a barrister far beyond their means. Initially, after the 1939–45 War, the government con-sidered introducing a legal aid scheme similar to the National Health Service which would have assisted anyone needing to go to law. However, the cost of such a scheme could not reasonably have been sup-ported by the taxpayer.
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© 1995 Brenda Mothersole and Ann Ridley
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Mothersole, B., Ridley, A. (1995). Legal aid. In: A-Level Law in Action. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13044-3_5
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